ECD Connect Data Report

Author

Kim Tichmann

October 2025 Report

Data report as of 21 October 2025

1. Reach and Scale of ECD Connect

A summary of ECD Connect’s reach.

This includes the ECD Connect App (open-access), all ECD Connect Partner versions (white-label) and Grow Great’s CHW Connect. The numbers below represent all numbers since launch.

4

partner organisations

2,063

unique user sign-ups

12,422

total number of children added across all platforms



2. Versions

Education

ECD Connect App

Since launch in April 2025 to October 2025

1,508

unique sign-ups

509

preschools added

1,522

children registered

User Retention
  • 17% of users who joined the app over 30 days ago have logged in again after 30 days. This is higher than the standard global app retention rate of 7% by day 30.
  • 10% of practitioners who signed up over 30 days ago have logged in within the past month.

ECD Connect Partner

Since launch in October 2024 to October 2025

226

unique sign-ups

61

preschools added

887

children registered

User Retention
  • 26% of users who joined the app over 30 days ago have logged in again after 30 days.
  • 13% of practitioners who signed up over 30 days ago have logged in within the past month.

Health

CHW Connect

Since launch in April 2024 to October 2025

342

CHWs registered

60 160

child visits completed

6 495

pregnant client visits completed

User Retention
  • 79% of CHWs who joined the app over 30 days ago have logged in again after 30 days.
  • 35% of CHWs who signed up over 30 days ago have logged in within the past month.




3. Emerging Insights

Education

1. Child Demographics

Geographic Spread of Registered Children


Child Gender Distribution


Child Age Distribution


Family Grant Types

More graphs to be added


2. Access & Participation

Attendance registers saved (ECD Connect App)

As we roll out to more users, we are seeing an increase in the number of attendance registers saved per month.

Attendance registers saved - ECD Connect Partner

With a smaller user base for ECD Connect Partner, attendance tracking has held fairly steady with a few bumps in engagement around in-person training sessions.

Average Child Attendance by Month


3. Business & Finance

Spread of preschool balances (1 August to 28 October 2025)

Balance is income minus expenses

Total Preschool Income and Expenses”

Total income vs expenses per month across all preschools


Income and Expense Categories

Percentage breakdown of income and expense categories during the selected period. Each pie shows the share of total income or total expenses contributed by each category.


DBE Subsidy
Preschools Recording DBE Subsidies

Among those who logged income and expenses.


Health

CHW Connect